Dan Conway is an internationally recognized author, publisher and freelance writer. During the past four decades, he has written hundreds of articles, editorials and reviews for Catholic publications. He has also served as a ghostwriter for Cardinals, Archbishops, Bishops and other Church Leaders on an extensive range of pastoral topics including healthcare, poverty, Christian anthropology and the spirituality of Christian stewardship.
Dan has been writing about Christian stewardship since 1988. His monthly column, The Good Steward, is sent by e-mail to diocesan and parish leaders throughout the United States and in many foreign countries. Catholic bishops, diocesan officials, pastors and lay leaders know the name Dan Conway, and they associate him with the theology and practice of Christian stewardship taught by the U.S. bishops in their pastoral letter, Stewardship: A Disciple’s Response, a publication that Dan helped write in the early 1990s. Protestant church leaders also recognize the Dan Conway and The Good Steward brands, and for many years now Dan has given major talks on stewardship to Roman Catholic, Episcopal and Lutheran church leaders meeting in cities throughout the United States, Europe and Australia.
Dan is the author of four books and more than 200 articles on stewardship themes. Dan’s writing strives to probe the full meaning of Christian stewardship—beyond just volunteerism or church support. Church leaders have come to recognize Dan Conway as a prominent “thought leader” in stewardship education and in the increasingly important field of mission advancement.
As brands, “Dan Conway” and “The Good Steward” represent integrity, professionalism and authentic Christian spirituality within the stewardship movement. Through The Good Steward, Dan Conway’s name, image and stewardship reflections have consistently been made available for use in stewardship education and mission advancement efforts in parishes and schools in dioceses throughout the United States.
In 2011, Dan began to use forms of historical fiction to illustrate principles of Christian discipleship and stewardship. A Communion of Saints: Dreams of Happiness on the Road to Life (2011) uses imagination mixed with personal history to reflect on the mysteries of life, death and eternity. Father Turiddu: Savior of the City (2012), Father Turiddu Returns: The Cardinal and the Inquisitor (2013) Father Turiddu and the Polar Vortex (2015) and Father Turiddu and the Second Gracie Allen Murder Case (2017) are fictional adventure stories based on the life and ministry of Monsignor Salvatore E. Polizzi, a Sicilian-American priest, now 87-years-old, who is a beloved pastor, a church and civic leader and a devoted brother, uncle and friend. Father Turiddu always speaks his mind—especially when arguing with the Sacred Heart of Jesus—and he knows how to handle his enemies—including foreign and domestic terrorists. But most of all, he is a pastor who cares deeply about his people. His life is the stewardship story of man who knows that he has been blessed and, so, uses all his gifts and talents to help others and to give back to the Lord with increase.
Dan’s most recent publication, The Benedictine Way, describes Dan’s 50 years of close association with the Benedictine monks of Saint Meinrad Archabbey in southern Indiana, and other communities of women and men who follow the 1500 year-old Rule of Benedict, and their unique witness to living the Gospel.
Dan and his wife, Sharon, have five children and one granddaughter. They are members of Holy Trinity Parish in Louisville, Kentucky.
